I want to wish a very Happy Birthday to a nation that, despite all its flaws, has given birth to the likes of such wonderful minds, talents and souls as: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, Dorothy Day, Nat Turner, Eugene V. Debs, Jack London, Paul Robeson, Chuck…

I was watching the miraculous beauty of a bird in flight today and I imagined it being the last of its kind. And a rather unusual idea, the idea that maybe we shouldn’t kill all life on Earth, popped into my head. Maybe we should get busy preserving all of…

So you say that capitalism is the problem. And when I say capitalism, I do not speak of those who wish to achieve success from their own labor but those who achieve success by exploiting the labor of others. The only real solution to that in my experience is to…

The argument is that Julian Assange revealed truths that put American lives at risk. To date, I am unaware of any casualties resulting from Wikileaks’ revelations, but let’s for a moment assume this argument has merit. If it is just and lawful to imprison a foreign journalist for costing American…

My backyard is quite modest in size, and yet I have noticed in one respect it is remarkably vast. …

First off, I’d like to apologize for what our Undersecretary Of State Victoria Nuland said. That whole “Fuck the E.U.!” …

It occurred to me today that if you are to feel comfortable in the world we have created you kind of have to be a sociopath. It is a system designed by and for sociopaths. …

A love for one leads to a love of others, until eventually your desire and capacity to love allows you — compels you — to behave lovingly to even the most unlovable. For love is a commitment to interact with others in a way that is mutually beneficial. It is…

I was in need of shower curtain rings today and gambled on Walmart being the simplest solution. Trust me when I tell you I would have gladly bought them from Dell Griffith if that had been an option. It’s been a while since I’ve walked through those doors and been…